Colin Devroe

Photographer. Darkroom printer. Blogger. Antiquarian. Reverse Engineer. Art curator at @h2ocolor
#believeinfilm #blogging #watercolor

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2024-09-02 01:17:40

I purchased Nick Carver’s 3 Nights in Arizona. Typical Nick on location video. I like it. The Vimeo player? Not so much.
#FilmPhotography
https://www.nickcarverpho.com/ep/3_nights_in_az/index.php

2024-08-28 13:54:58

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@npub1rky…0xq2 I tapped the column title. Facepalm.

2024-08-10 11:35:32

@npub1f6a…pnql LLM is great. Thanks so much for making it. I do a lot of basic tasks using ChatGPT currently. Reading and manipulating CSVs, writing quick snippets of code so I don’t have to, etc. etc. But I’d prefer an on-device model. Do you have one you’d recommend for this type of stuff that works well with LLM? Thanks!

2024-08-09 18:32:43

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@npub16gl…syzj I do! If you find that post, let me know!

2024-08-09 14:05:16

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@npub16gl…syzj Oh? My mistake. :-)
I think all blogs should have RSS feeds personally… even if just the title and link or an excerpt. But I prefer full content.

2024-08-09 13:37:30

If you’re into #FilmPhotography and anywhere near Finland at the end of this month, my friend @npub163u…n3c7 is co-hosting a “Weekend of Film Photography" with the Kamerastore. I really wish I could make it.
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7227653813145399299/

2024-07-30 13:56:39

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@npub1gf2…u0nm So odd, it was merged in April!? Doesn't that mean it would have shipped?

2024-07-11 15:32:09

Watching older television shows where people are able to "hang up” a mobile phone by flipping it shut in disgust or anger… those were the days.

2024-07-02 10:51:27

Pure – the screenless camera: Just 12-photos every 12 hours. No viewfinder. Photos are post processed to look a bit vintage. (In app purchases available for more photos.)
🔗 https://purecamera.app
/via The Obsessor by @npub1f7z…2l0r
#photography

2024-06-05 18:38:48

Websites: “Remember Me” ✅
Also websites: It has been 10 minutes, who are you?

2024-06-04 00:15:16

Godzilla Minus One. Finally. Excellent.

2024-05-23 10:53:15

I'm pretty sure DuckDuckGo is down. In the many, many years that I've used it I cannot remember it ever skipping a beat.

2024-05-22 09:36:12

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@npub1xzm…eykm 👏

2024-05-19 00:51:49

This year’s WWDC may be the most important for Apple in many years. They haven’t found themselves behind the competition very often in over a decade. However, they are grossly behind with Siri. So far behind that if there is not demonstrable improvement (that is in the realm of magic) they may need to rename their voice assistant in the future and several executive’s jobs could be at risk.

2024-05-17 10:13:05

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@npub1f6a…pnql something else I noticed during their demo, they always asked ChatGPT how they were. Even when they had already done so. Perhaps that was a queue to use the new model?

2024-05-16 12:44:11

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@npub1eee…e209 Perhaps their recommendation about the primary button being on the trailing side is specifically for alerts. 🤷‍♂️

2024-05-16 12:01:07

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@npub1f6a…pnql I had the new model and features for a few hours, then it reverted. Must be rolling it out in some odd way.

2024-05-02 01:40:22

Kate Winslet’s new movie about photographer Lee Miller. https://youtu.be/NpVX-z8ggbk?si=IwCWm_ETHFXbqJK_
#FilmPhotography

2024-04-24 19:43:43

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@npub1xzm…eykm oh, interesting. Might be nice to add more detail about all search operators here: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/network/#search
(Unless there is a document already and I cannot find it.)

2024-04-24 16:01:50

Chicago snaps part 2. Sixteen images.
🔗 https://cdevroe.com/2024/04/24/7849/
#FilmPhotography
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/327/031/999/629/354/original/174b349dab6bc1db.jpeg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/327/032/336/532/196/original/28c125704d19e8be.jpeg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/327/032/802/343/842/original/0268702a24f3ff26.jpeg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/327/033/209/033/047/original/e154769db2391c83.jpeg

2024-04-19 14:14:35

FYI #DarkroomPrinting #FilmPhotography
https://youtube.com/@TheNakedPhotographer?si=FeY-Hcizs5YVkLe_
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/298/299/932/623/591/original/d48765822144a0d9.jpeg

2024-04-17 00:04:07

Saw a headline today that read “invitation-only audio chat app”. That’s a phone call.

2024-04-13 12:50:56

I feel like I've seen bits and pieces of this documentary before… Grain: Analog Renaissance. It was nice to have on while I scanned my images this morning. Onto yard work!
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k2nmh3-ug4
#FilmPhotography

2024-04-13 11:15:29

I'm scanning some Tri-X that I developed yesterday. Check out this grain structure. What did I do wrong?
#FilmPhotography
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/263/621/876/202/591/original/783ce53a1b14f755.png

2024-04-11 19:19:15

Very cool to see Flipboard continue to make progress on federation. I just followed @npub1ajq…6ua9 on both Flipboard and Mastodon.
Flipboard’s usernames may be a mouthful, but eventually autocomplete in all apps will make them much easier to discover and mention.
https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard/112253430252014592

2024-04-11 09:27:27

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@npub1xzm…eykm Getting closer to Fan Ho. 😊

2024-03-28 14:59:27

An interview with @npub1wex…nw53 about Micro.blog - we discuss the platform, AI, and the fediverse. I interviewed him in 2018 and 2019 and it was good to catch up with everything Micro.blog has going on.
🔗 https://cdevroe.com/2024/03/28/interview-manton-reece-2024/
#blogging #ActivityPub

2024-03-27 15:07:03

Long shot, does anyone reading this work at Pinterest? I'd like to reach someone on the engineering team there (or, anyone that can help me resolve an issue that appears to be related to Pinterest's CDN). It is a repeatable issue that we've been investigating for several days with several customers. Boosts appreciated or direct DM to the right person. Thank you!

2024-03-27 13:23:34

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@npub15ml…2w4s I'm doing ok so far with 64GB.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/167/866/246/934/226/original/64a38c23c457c54f.png

2024-03-26 22:35:01

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@npub1xzm…eykm glad you’re safe

2024-03-23 13:26:56

I’m so glad people like @npub10pw…rkg0 are active in our community. Decades of experience in the darkroom and willing to share their knowledge and stories. I recently recorded a conversation with Keith. It will be live on my site for members coming soon. #BelieveInFilm https://mastodon.social/@thedarkprints/112141306595121155

2024-03-22 08:38:53

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@npub1g8e…qdqf it was a decent day one. I am worried that the invisible replies are going to really confuse many people. I hope that get that done relatively quickly.

2024-03-22 02:31:40

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@npub1jpp…u59l yeah. I told him there too. 😊

2024-03-22 02:28:19

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@npub1jpp…u59l @npub1lt4…y39w let’s help out Ben

2024-03-21 18:55:44

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@npub16gl…syzj @npub1aen…sz4a I see it on Threads under Settings > Account.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/135/198/538/536/414/original/571eaef547e66b13.png

2024-03-21 17:11:39

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@npub1gnv…9uv2 Perhaps you can share a bit more detail and then @npub1eee…e209 can help shine some light on it? It seems that going to the press, never/always works.

2024-03-20 19:35:23

Recently I noticed that my Mamiya 55mm f/2.8 lens vignettes on the Mamiya 645 Pro TL. Is this a known thing? Am I doing anything incorrectly? #BelieveInFilm
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/129/692/105/288/654/original/8b5372dee197991e.jpeg

2024-03-18 21:21:28

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@npub15ml…2w4s @npub1jx7…0jmm Yet so clear and usable!

2024-03-18 17:40:51

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@npub1xzm…eykm Looks sharp.

2024-03-18 17:26:37

@npub1rky…0xq2 Can we have a "never ever scroll to top" option?

2024-02-27 16:20:48

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@npub1gf2…u0nm Somehow I was not subscribed to @npub15lg…pp6k 's RSS feed. I'm dumbfounded. Thank you for the reminder.

2024-02-21 03:05:04

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@npub1psa…xhme I use it for doing exactly that.

2024-02-20 13:12:02

Good morning internet!
1994: you've got mail!
1998: which site founder will get rich today?
2000: which site will go out of business today?
2005: have you heard of blogging?
2007: have you heard of tweeting?
2010: which app that replaces a perfectly good website are we downloading today?
2013: remember blogging?
2017: remember tweeting?
2020: You're muted!
2021 spring: buy Bitcoin! fall: sell Bitcoin!
2022: have you heard of the fediverse?
2024: who are we mad at today?

2024-02-13 21:15:56

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@npub12rk…uvf3 This looks like a very handsome zine. Well done.

2024-02-13 21:11:25

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@npub15ml…2w4s Good point. fileproviderd seems to be my biggest bottle neck day-to-day. I suppose I'd mostly be looking forward to a computer that doesn't drain a battery within 2 hours and that I cannot cook a steak on. :) Other than that, I’m still very happy with my Intel Mac.

2024-02-13 02:16:26

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@npub1gf2…u0nm what are you tinkering with?

2024-02-12 22:56:01

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@npub1ju5…typd looks like a fun project. Lovely photos.

2024-02-11 15:57:40

🐘 ❤️ Introducing the Mastodon Favorites WordPress Plugin - display your favorite toots on your website.
I repurposed some previous code to create a new WordPress plugin to display your favorite toots. It is early and open. It will be on the directory in the near future. Please submit feedback and code!
🔗 https://cdevroe.com/2024/02/11/intro-mastodon-favorites-wp-plugin/
Who else writes code on Sundays?
#WordPress #Mastodon

2024-02-07 14:32:46

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@npub1y9z…3ykm oh, the page still loads for me currently. Perhaps I shouldn't have tooted so hard about it.

2024-02-07 14:31:05

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@npub1y9z…3ykm you did? what did you break?

2024-02-07 14:21:22

Looks like my RSS feed has been indexed by @npub17r4…9v3v
https://feedle.world/search?query=@cdevroe.com

2024-02-03 11:05:37

@npub1sen…ycjl Saw this little thing today.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/867/221/307/645/003/original/3ade1d88db82a82f.jpeg

2024-02-01 20:21:06

@npub15c0…hxke Please add import from Arc for all spaces, open tabs, history, extensions, etc.

2024-02-01 16:07:17

@npub1xzm…eykm are there any plans to include images in RSS feeds in the future?

2024-02-01 13:15:44

Great photo of Apple CEO Tim Cook by Norman Jean Roy for Vanity Fair.
🔗 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/tim-cook-apple-vision-pro
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/856/408/283/665/681/original/4f157e34bedd9e56.png

2024-01-31 15:14:25

Any #WordPress core peeps here? My RSS feed's guids have an extra forward slash in them on my local development site. E.g. <guid isPermaLink="false">http://cdevroe.local//2023/12/19/activitypub</guid>
I don't know where that slash is coming from. And I want to be certain it won't be present when I push to my live site.
Side note: The default guid in WP-powered RSS feeds seems to be ?p=INT -- this seems like a bad idea if the site uses cruft free URLs. Also, isPermalink should be true, no?

2024-01-30 10:48:16

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@npub16gl…syzj I deleted my X account last March - so I haven’t checked it since. I don’t use Bluesky at all though I did sign up.
So, my focus is on Mastodon and Threads. Mastodon far and away has more interesting posts. Mostly people building or writing by about the web or photography. Threads has been entertaining though. Once I can follow Threads accounts via ActivityPub I will.
Mastodon feels like a great forum whereas Threads feels too much like Instagram. Adam covets “creators” cuz $.

2024-01-30 00:39:43

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@npub1m0v…du9y yeah, looking for anything specific?

2024-01-30 00:03:20

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@npub1m0v…du9y a dying art. I’m using PF a little in my personal site rebuild but not many themes support theme in any interesting ways. Someone should port all Tumblr themes to WP. They are good candidates for PF.

2024-01-27 13:42:36

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@npub1xzm…eykm wow!

2024-01-20 12:47:17

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@npub1p9k…865w I do too. Please do.

2023-12-20 22:25:29

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@npub15ml…2w4s @npub1rky…0xq2 +1 all apps that play gifs should offer a way to stop them. Even Teams gets this right. Teams!

2023-12-20 10:32:41

@npub1rky…0xq2 In the latest update, is it intentional to provide tappable hashtag autocomplete options that are all lowercase? I might be wrong (very likely) but I think the convention is camel case wherever possible? To help those that use screen readers. I also find them easier to read. Anything I can do to have those show up?

2023-12-20 01:20:45

@npub1jpp…u59l what is your ideal job and at what company?

2023-12-19 14:36:17

I believe 2024 will be the year of ActivityPub. To borrow an analogy from Geoffrey A. Moore, the protocol has the momentum to cross the chasm from early adopters to early majority adopters. @npub1pak…jkzf, Threads, @npub100c…gkwp and others are adding to the velocity that started with the protocol’s authors and early adopters.
I make my case in my blog post: https://cdevroe.com/2023/12/19/activitypub
#ActivityPub

2023-12-16 03:56:57

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@npub1jpp…u59l yes! I boosted this one. I was wondering if you had posted again. How is the hunt going?

2023-12-15 12:48:21

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@npub1xzm…eykm 😔 Your job is impossible. No one could be doing it better. Your work will never be done. Such is the nature of this thing. Do your best. Take care of yourself. Enjoy life. What gets done gets done. Thanks for the hard work.

2023-12-14 23:46:42

Remember when we only had to check 4 social networks, 6 direct message apps with 20 group chats, and 3 email addresses?

2023-12-13 21:01:54

I can't believe it looks like Threads will _actually_ join the fediverse. I still can't follow @zuck@threads.net via Ivory ... but, maybe soon? I'm thinking this announcement is timed with Threads being reopened in Europe.
https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/C0zXcQmxO77

2023-12-10 01:33:04

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@npub1psa…xhme is there a video that explains how it all works and how to set it up?

2023-12-08 03:42:00

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@npub1xzm…eykm anything lower than 1/60 I cannot do my hand. That’s my rule for me.

2023-12-07 17:51:06

I'm happy to announce that I'm joining NerdPress as Senior Product Manager. We've acquired Grow Social from Mediavine, renamed it Hubbub, and are going to invest in improving this already popular WordPress plugin.
🔗 https://morehubbub.com/
Follow @npub12gc…mv65
#WordPress #socialmedia #fediverse

2023-12-02 12:14:32

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@npub1xzm…eykm A new emulsion is always welcome! And to be backed by a company with a great reputation like Harman is great. That halation tho, puts it in a specific category for sure.

2023-11-27 20:59:19

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@npub15ml…2w4s Thank you for that insight. I'm wondering if I can create something using Shortcuts to do this for me. Maybe @npub1cd0…qe9h knows.

2023-11-21 14:09:51

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@npub1xzm…eykm nice kit Eugen!

2023-11-15 14:20:57

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@npub16gl…syzj You've likely answered this question somewhere already so forgive me... Can the current RSS spec handle most of this? It would be up to the clients (readers/writers) to make sure to support the authoring/editing and refreshing, yes?
I remember @npub12h0…e7sz hinting at what a next generation platform-agnostic Twitterrific would look like (my words, not his) and I think he eluded to it supporting RSS.

2023-11-13 01:30:24

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@npub18hd…kf64 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-07/apple-delays-work-on-ios-18-macos-15-watchos-11-due-to-problems-with-bugs

2023-11-10 04:10:54

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@npub1jpp…u59l thanks for the link.

2023-11-10 04:03:28

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@npub1jpp…u59l @npub196k…ggck @npub1ku5…lzft salesforce already ripped out all of the PHP? Seems impossible.
Either way, let’s call Cal and Stewart to pony up.

2023-11-10 03:49:10

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@npub1jpp…u59l @npub196k…ggck maybe we could ask those that are already giving, like Automattic, Slack, etc. to give a little more. And, maybe @npub1ku5…lzft (who may already give as well, I don’t know) could increase their comittment.

2023-11-10 03:38:49

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@npub1jpp…u59l @npub196k…ggck any idea of the gap between what is contributed now and what is truly needed?

2023-11-10 03:31:32

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@npub1jpp…u59l stay strong. How can we all help?

2023-11-06 14:55:37

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@npub1xzm…eykm nice shallow depth of field here.

2023-10-31 00:54:09

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@npub15ml…2w4s I’m on the “fastest Intel MacBook Pro” from 2019 and thankful they still do this comparison. The M3 crop is 11X faster than my computer. Which means I would have had “People & Pets” in mere _days_ instead of _weeks_. Good to know.

2023-10-25 11:13:56

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@npub1gv8…uu0q @npub15c0…hxke is this real? This is terrible.

2023-10-19 12:55:02

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@npub15ml…2w4s OMG I have “People & Pets" in Photos on macOS. Three weeks and two days after upgrading.

2023-10-18 12:11:00

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@npub1zms…7qv3 @npub16gl…syzj I hope @npub1ksy…89q5 continues to blog more regularly.

2023-10-16 19:17:14

Congrats to @npub1r2f…wacd for being promoted to co-founder of Rewind.ai
🔗 https://www.rewind.ai/
The company is definitely operating at the edge of technology and privacy and has to do so thoughtfully. I believe Paul is suited to doing so.

2023-10-15 00:14:52

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@npub1p9k…865w my iPad battery lasts forever.

2023-10-12 10:14:50

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@npub15l7…aang @npub1t8u…c7sk
StreetPass by @npub1n3l…gzey may fill in that gap for now. But perhaps we need something akin to the RSS icon of yore.
https://streetpass.social/

2023-10-11 16:28:02

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@npub1psa…xhme @npub1d4x…9pra 👏

2023-10-11 16:19:22

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@npub1psa…xhme @npub1d4x…9pra please release some stats as sites enable the feature! Congrats on this milestone.

2023-10-11 16:09:14

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@npub18qs…0s8s @npub1cx7…8tc2 @npub1xzm…eykm 👏

2023-10-11 00:57:43

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@npub1h56…ch5t fascinating but the videos make me sweat! 😅

2023-10-10 13:31:37

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@npub1gf2…u0nm Looks terrific. ✨

2023-10-05 17:03:22

Ok, so this was the toot that I think sounds mean spirited but I’m not trying to be…
If you have a hard time deciding between X or Mastodon you should use X.
What I mean is, if you care about follower counts, reach, engagement, etc. you are likely better off using a platform that clearly lies to you about those numbers. 😂
Was that mean?

2023-10-05 14:51:34

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@npub15ml…2w4s I’ve been on Sonoma since day 1 of public release and I do not have a Pets section.

2023-10-05 12:25:08

Vivaldi on iOS looks like it could be the most fully featured Safari alternative browser on iOS.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-browser-launches-on-ios/
Vivaldi is an impressive company. They have a lot of software they manage. And they are on Mastodon at https://social.vivaldi.net/
You can follow them at @npub15c0…hxke

2023-10-03 16:22:32

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@npub15ml…2w4s oh my lord.

2023-09-28 13:54:50

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@npub15ml…2w4s 👍